Mini Viva: 'One Touch'

After their brilliant debut, 'Left My Heart In Tokyo', charted inside the top ten last year, things veered dangerously off course when Mini Viva's follow-up, the wistful 'I Wish', got lost in the pre-Christmas onslaught and failed to crack the top 40. Now, having put their chart woes behind them, the Xenomania duo are back with 'One Touch' - and Brian Higgins and co. are well and truly pulling out all the stops.

After a quivering, '80s-ish intro, Britt and Frankee get straight down to the dirty, teasing: "Do you want a candy? Hey baby! / With a different taste?" without so much as a flinch or giggle from either of them. Thankfully, the cheeky lyrics are backed by a typically infectious Xenomania production boasting struttable synths, loads of "whooosh!" effects and a chorus as moreish as a bag of Haribo Tangfastics. We may have waited five months for it, but the result is a fool-proof pop stomper that should return the pair to their rightful place at the top of the charts.


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